Ghost_Record_Count values keep increasing in SQL Server 2008 R2 or in SQL Server 2008
After you delete some records from a user table in an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008 R2 or in an instance of Microsoft SQL Server 2008, the values of the ghost_record_count and version_ghost_record_count columns continuously increase on all the databases of the instance.
Additionally, the allocated space for the deleted records is not released as expected. Therefore, some other issues may occur. For example, a database shrink task may not delete unused space from data tables, or a backup operation may run slowly.
To monitor the values of the ghost_record_count and version_ghost_record_count columns, run the following statement:
Additionally, the allocated space for the deleted records is not released as expected. Therefore, some other issues may occur. For example, a database shrink task may not delete unused space from data tables, or a backup operation may run slowly.
To monitor the values of the ghost_record_count and version_ghost_record_count columns, run the following statement:
SELECT * FROM sys.dm_db_index_physical_stats
(DB_ID(N'<DatabaseName>'), OBJECT_ID(N'<TableName>'), NULL, NULL , 'DETAILED');
Solution :
SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3
The fix for this issue was first released in Cumulative Update 4 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3. For more information about this cumulative update package, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2673383 Cumulative update package 4 for SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3
Note Because the builds are cumulative, each new fix release contains all the hotfixes and all the security fixes that were included with the previous SQL Server 2008 fix release. Microsoft recommends that you consider applying the most recent fix release that contains this hotfix. For more information, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2629969 The SQL Server 2008 builds that were released after SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 was released
Microsoft SQL Server 2008 hotfixes are created for specific SQL Server service packs. You must apply a SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3 hotfix to an installation of SQL Server 2008 Service Pack 3. By default, any hotfix that is provided in a SQL Server service pack is included in the next SQL Server service pack.
SQL Server 2008 R2
The fix for this issue was first released in cumulative update package 10. For more information about how to obtain this cumulative update package for SQL Server 2008 R2, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:
2591746 Cumulative update package 10 for SQL Server 2008 R2
